If Nokia goes out of business and I get a Lumia 920 phone right before, will that affect me (apps or service)?

[Three Ears]

It uses Windows 7 and zune/xbox market for all its apps and songs and things. So if nokia goes out next week, and I bought a Lumia today, do you think I'll be affected?

I know this is kind of really lame, and I'm willing to throw money away for this, but I know Japan is having a tough time right now, and I'd really like to feel like I helped saved jobs and stimulated the global market and stuff.

[Aoife]

nokia will not go out of business. end of!

[Joe M]

I haven't heard any news to think Nokia was in trouble but if you have I guess that warrants enough reason to have questions.

Apps will be totally unaffected as that market doesn't depend on Nokia. You may see loss of support of Nokia specific apps but that's it. All others are "windows phone apps" not Nokia apps.

Tech support is generally still available either from a company that may buy out the company of concern or covered under bankruptcy agreements. Further down the road, if they were to go out of business, you may see less support availability but normally what is claimed when you buy their product is maintained, say 1 year warranty. If you buy separate insurance your provider may choose another option if something happens and the phone fails, so that's a consideration to cover yourself should something happen to Nokia. If they promise repair or replacement and can't replace it with a nokia they would likely replace it with a similar phone from another manufacturer.

All this is general assumption information. If you really have reason to think Nokia's in trouble then wait two weeks to buy the phone. Then you pass the point you think somethings going to happen.

Hope this helps.

[PaddyBla]

Nokia will not go out of business because they are funded by Microsoft, who seem pretty keen to keep the relationship going and keep investing in them.

Oh and by the way, the 920 runs on windows phone 8, not 7

[Spieler]

first of all the lumia 920 runs on windows phone 8 not 7
second nokia wont be going out of buisness
even if it the company isnt profitable they still have a good amount of money to keep them alive
and besides its only a matter of time until nokia becomes profitable
its new lumia sales are very good,it has a strong patent portfolio which also generates it money,same thing with the maps
even if it go bankrupt your phone wont be affected

get the lumia 920
it's way better than any other phone out there
the phone has an amazing 4.5" screen with very good and high resolution
the resolution is even higher than HD
which makes it enjoyable for you to watch videos on it because of the big size and because of the amazing resolution
web browsing is also enjoyable on it
the screen is also very responsive you can even use it while wearing cloves or through your car keys
the phones build quality really is amazing
and it feels high end and premium in your hand it really is enjoyable to hold
the phone has an 8.7 megapixle camera which takes amazing photos and videos
it has image stabilization which is a huge plus and its the first on any other phone
some of its other features are group shot,panorama shot,burst mode and cinemagraph
what group shot allows you to do is to capture the perfect moment so for example if you are taking a photo of 2 people and they blink you will be able to rewind the time till when they were still smiling
cinemagraph allows you to do is to play with the photos and make movement
you can also eliminate moving objects in your photos
and the camera takes better low light photos than any other phone even without flash
the phone has a large App Store which consists of mainly high quality apps
and it also has the amazing Nokia added free exclusive apps and features
like nokia drive,nokia maps,nokia city ,nokia beta,nokia music,nokia creative studio,espn,espn radio,CNN,words with friends,angry birds roost,viber HD and many more
battery life is very good
it also supports wireless charging
the web browser is extremely good and fast
the phone also has Microsoft office which is a huge plus
and it has deep social network integration(Facebook,LinkedIn,twitter,Skype)
overall the lumia 920 is an amazing device and you should get it
hope I helped
tell me if you decided to
and if you got any question or need any help you can email me at spieleranswers@outlook.com